The work smarter not harder shop

At 69 years old with no thoughts of retirement, Algoma, Wisconsin, woodworker Lynn "Jumbo" Lawrenz designed his one-man shop, left, with the intent of making things easy. From his pivoting crane--a design he borrowed from a local factory--to jigs for virtually any project, Jumbo is always looking for an easier way to do things. "I've been accused of designing a jig to make a jig," he says.